HTMLSelectElement Prototype

Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the HTMLSelectElement prototype chain.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	HTMLSelectElement.prototype

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the HTMLSelectElement Constructor object.

Attributes/Properties

Attribute	Property	Description
DATAFLD	dataFld	Sets or retrieves a field of a given data source, as specified by the dataSrc property, to bind to the specified object.
DATAFORMATAS	dataFormatAs	Sets or retrieves the rendering format for the data supplied to the object.
DATASRC	dataSrc	Sets or retrieves the source of the data for data binding.
	form	Retrieves a reference to the form that the object is embedded in.
	length	Gets or sets the number of objects in a collection.
MULTIPLE	multiple	Sets or retrieves the Boolean value indicating whether multiple items can be selected from a list.
NAME	name	Gets or sets the name of the object.
	selectedIndex	Sets or retrieves the index of the selected option in a select object.
SIZE	size	Sets or retrieves the number of rows in the list box.
	type	Retrieves the type of select control based on the value of the MULTIPLE attribute.
VALUE	value	Sets or retrieves the value which is returned to the server when the form control is submitted.

Collections

Collection	Description
options	Retrieves a collection of the option objects in a select object.

Events

Event	Event Property	Description
change	onchange	Fires when the contents of the object or selection have changed.

Methods

Method	Description
add	Adds an element to the areas, controlRange, or options collection.
item	Retrieves a select object or an object from an options collection.
namedItem	Retrieves a select object or an object from an options collection.
remove	Removes an element from the collection.
tags	Retrieves a collection of objects that have the specified HTML tag name.
urns	Retrieves a collection of all objects to which a specified behavior is attached.

Remarks

For more information on this and other DOM Prototypes , see Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction.

This prototype derives from the Element Constructor.

Applies To

SELECT

See Also

Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction, Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 2: Accessor (getter/setter) Support, About the W3C Document Object Model